Mainframe Middleware Engineer

Position Mainframe Middleware Engineer

Duration 6 months Contract to Hire

Location 2 days onsite Jersey City, NJ or Dallas, TX or Tampa, FL or Boston, MA

Interview Zoom Video

Visa USC, GC

Client DTCC

Rate $75-80 C2C/1099

Need: Last 4 SSN, MM/DD of Birth and Education with year of passing

All resumes submitted must have a photo- can be a LinkedIn with a photo in profile, can be a DL, or just a photo. DTCC will be comparing photos to interviews and people showing up to first day.

Need z/OS mainframe!

Job Description:
Responsible for leading several projects that involves design and development of the complex Middleware environment involving IBM HTTP server and WebSphere Application Server for z/OS.
WebSphere Application Server z/OS Installation, Configuration, Support and Troubleshooting
Production Support Skills for the WebSphere Application for z/OS Environment.
WebSphere RACF security, access and roles setup and configuration
WebSphere Application Server Administration & working knowledge of IBM mainframe Operating System
Knowledge of webserver integration with WebSphere Application Server
Installation and configuration of WebSphere Application Servers and Web Server
Load Balancing, High Availability, and Disaster recovery plans and configurations
Environment Integrations with other interfaces and 3rd party applications
New Environment setup, configuration, version upgrades using Installation Manager
Support any New application deployed in all Dev, QA, PROD environments
Use of monitoring tools and other 3rd party tools to maintain system health and uptime
Performance analysis, tuning, and optimization.
customization and custom xml configurations
Install/Update/coordinate patches for Security vulnerabilities and bug fixes
Setting up & configuring Webservers
Knowledge of industry best practices for WebSphere Application Server for z/OS

Middleware team delivers infrastructure capabilities that emphasize the collaboration between development and infrastructure to meet business needs. This is done by providing technology services that are highly available, cost-effective, and risk appropriate.

What You'll Do
Work as a Member of The Web-Middleware Engineering Team in The Configuration, Maintenance, And Support of various Middleware Technologies.
The primary responsible role will be for to:
Provide support to the various middleware technologies managed by the team with primary focus on WebSphere Application Server for z/OS.
Will be responsible for Identify and implement efficiencies and improvements to standard processes and procedures such as automation through scripting, programming, etc.

Additional Qualifications
3-4 years' experience in supporting real time production environments.
Extensive debugging skills and troubleshooting experience
Experience with Middleware technologies like z/OS Connect and APIs is a plus
Software development experience in one or more general purpose programming languages: Rexx, Java, C, C++
General knowledge of industry principles and familiarity with modern technologies like Amazon cloud, Unix/Linux, virtualization, etc. is good to have but not a requirement
Should have Excellent communication and customer service skills
Bachelor's degree in Computer Engineering/Science Degree or related field

Mainframe skills
MVS: z/OS , TSO/E, ISPF, JES2 , JCL, RACF, VTAM, USS, OMVS, SMF, zFS, MQ, CICS TS, DB2
TCP/IP knowledge
Encryption Protocols & Ciphers